Assam: Bodo militants kill 34 in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur

December 23, 2014 7:17 PM

16
0

At least 34 people have been killed, several of them women and children, when heavily armed NDFB(S) militants launched an almost simultaneous attack on Adivasi settlers in four locations spread in two districts, Kokrajhar and Sonitpur on Tuesday evening. The casualties are likely to rise.

Confirming this Assam DGP Khagen Sarma told The Indian Express that NDFB(S) militants attacked Adivasi settlers in four places, with the casualty reported to be highest in the Pabhoi reserved forest in Sonitpur district bordering Arunachal Pradesh.